Álvaro Teherán
Personal information | |
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Born | María La Baja, Colombia | January 6, 1966
Died | May 4, 2020 Cartagena, Colombia | (aged 54)
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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Caja de Ronda | |
1992–1993 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
1993–1994 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1995 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
1995–1996 | KK Olimpija |
1996 | Arrieros de Medellín |
1997 | Santos de San Juan |
1998–2001 | Piratas de Bogotá |
2001–2002 | Arrieros de Medellín |
2006 | Arrieros de Medellín |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Álvaro Teherán Teherán (January 6, 1966 – May 4, 2020) was a Colombian
Houston Baptist from 1987–89 and Houston
from 1989-91.
Born in María La Baja, Colombia,[1] Teherán was the son of Romualdo Teherán and Cecilia Teherán (not related).[2] He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to Cartagena, Colombia.[3]
He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.[4]
His son, Jaret Valencia, was a high school basketball prospect at Veritas Prep in Calabasas, California and played college basketball.[5]
References
- ^ Murió Álvaro Teherán, ‘El gigante de María La Baja’, leyenda del baloncesto colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ [1] (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Álvaro Teherán, la leyenda del baloncesto colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Álvaro Teherán, leyenda del baloncesto colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ Zaldivar, Gabe (July 8, 2020). "Veritas Prep Is Reshaping American Basketball With Latino Flavor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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